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CLASS
Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B

GRAMMAR 5 The teenagers were made ________________ the

mess. (clean up)
1 Complete the second sentence so that it means the
same as the first. 6 If we’d known it was going to be hot, we
________________ lighter clothes! (pack)
Example: They are building a new theatre at the
7 Mobile phones must ________________ during the
moment.
exam. (switch off)
A new theatre is being built at the moment.
8 They ________________ go to work tomorrow – it’s
1 They’ve discovered new information about a public holiday! (not have to)
Shakespeare. 9 Are you any good at ________________ directions
New information about Shakespeare in cars? (give)
________________.
10 We couldn’t see the match because all the tickets
2 ‘I might go to Paris if I can find a cheap flight.’ ________________ (sell).
She said ________________ to Paris if she could find
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a cheap flight.
3 Somebody painted my portrait.
3 Order the words to make sentences.
I had ________________.
4 Perhaps you should get a new car. Example: five I was when speak could French I
Perhaps you ought ________________ a new car. I could speak French when I was five.
5 It’s impossible to revise everything in one weekend. 1 dress back I like took the so it didn’t I
You ________________ everything in one weekend! ________________________________________
6 We forgot to go to the supermarket before it shut. 2 redecorated house do often your How have 
We didn’t ________________ go to the supermarket you ?
before it shut. ________________________________________
7 You needn’t go to the shop. There’s enough food. 3 allowed was leave to today early work She
You don’t ________________ to the shop. There’s ________________________________________
enough food. 4 My wants see to doctor husband the me
8 The teacher said we could use our dictionaries. ________________________________________
The teacher let ________________ our dictionaries. 5 should think you When we do leave ?
9 Dad said I should tidy the room before dinner. ________________________________________
Dad wanted ________________ the room before 6 since been year able last drive to Rita’s
dinner. ________________________________________
10 He said he wouldn’t help them. 7 cut having hair Carol her tomorrow is
He said, ‘I ________________ them’. ________________________________________
10 8 best fallen with Alan friend out has his
________________________________________
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
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the verb in brackets.
Example: Max is going to have his hair cut off
tomorrow. (have)
1 You really should stop ________________ so hard
– it’s making you ill. (work)
2 They decided ________________ the flat because it
was in the wrong area. (not buy)
3 Would you like ________________ play the guitar?
(be able to)
4 He asked me why I ________________ to the
conference the week before. (not go)

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Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B

4 Underline the correct word(s). 7 My company has just taken ________ an intern. She
Example: He’s having / He has a shower at the moment. starts tomorrow.
out on up
1 Meeting / Meet up with our old friends is something
8 I think those shelves will fall down unless you
we often do.
________ them up with screws.
2 Is / Does he like travelling so much for his job? put stick tie
3 The bus was late so I wasn’t able to / didn’t manage get 8
to the cinema in time.
4 We ran to the check-in desk, but the flight had
6 Write the American word for the British word.
already gone / already went.
Example: sweet  candy
5 I’ve lost my key again. I really should / ought to be
more careful. 1 pavement ________
6 The museum roof was being repaired / repairing so 2 biscuit ________
we didn’t go in. 3 rubbish ________
7 We were told to not download / not to download 4 trainers ________
essays from the internet.
5 petrol ________
8 A What does ‘awkward’ mean?
6 underground ________
B Why don’t you look up it / look it up?
7 holiday ________
9 Lydia doesn’t get with her sister on / on with her sister. 7
10 Where did you have this photo taken / taken this
photo?
7 Underline the odd word out.
11 Your cold has got much worse, so you oughtn’t /
shouldn’t go to work. Example:
curled cut straightened waxing

12 She asked me why I haven’t / hadn’t phoned her the 1 string rope tap wire

day before. 2 facial manicure fringe pedicure
12 3 matinee audience spectators crowd
4 attack battle war leader
Grammar total 40
5 saucer plate bowl meal
VOCABULARY 6 groom best man bride reception
7 cup mug jug glass
5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
8 account balance deposit score
Example: I haven’t done the exam yet. It’s next week.
9 cram exam pass take
got made done
10 hammer glue drill screwdriver
1 None of the story was true. He’d ________ 10
everything up.
made said done
2 The cash machine was ________ service so I had to
go to another bank.
out of from out
3 I’ll ask ________ the bill. Waiter?
to by for
4 Where’s the wedding being ________?
had taken held
5 Paula mostly ________ the cross-trainer at the gym.
goes uses does
6 It’s time for a change so I’m going to have my hair
________ brown.
straightened curled dyed

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Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B

8 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each PRONUNCIATION

gap.
9 Match the words with the same sound.
Example: The most expensive seats at a theatre are in
the stalls. theatre lived  army standard 
1 My uncle’s m________ isn’t so good now. He often started prefer failed 
audience circle score cheated
forgets things.
2 Don’t wipe your mouth on the tablecloth. Use your Example: farmer  army
n________!
tried 1 ________, ________
3 Could you pass the oil and v________, please?
interval 2 ________, ________
4 Please don’t cut much off. I only want a tr________.
avoided 3 ________, ________
5 I left a large t________ because the service had been
excellent. curtain 4 ________, ________
6 Tom’s new car br________ down on the way to warning 5 ________, ________
work. He’s only had it a week! 10

7 Some students f________ the exam because they

hadn’t worked hard enough. 10 Underline the stressed syllable.
8 I had to press ‘c________’ because I put the wrong Example: cha|ri|ty
amount.
1 re|fe|ree
9 My friends are helping me to c________ out some
2 ce|re|mo|ny
repairs to my house.
3 e|lec|tri|cian
10 The referee blew his wh________ and the match
was over. 4 de|po|sit
11 I had two br________ and two page boys at my 5 e|le|va|tor
wedding. 6 for|get|ful
12 Kelly hasn’t been on holiday. It’s a fake t________. 7 va|ca|tion
13 Our seats are in the third row, so we’ll be quite close 8 paint|brush
to the st________. 9 for|tune
14 Dinner’s ready. Can you p________ the wine? 10 a|ccount
15 You should try harder. Don’t g________ up so easily. 10

15
Pronunciation total 20

Vocabulary total 40
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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Progress Test  Files 6–10
Reading and Writing   B
READING
1 Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.
Cities of the future
In 1800, only 3% of the world’s population lived in cities, a
figure that had multiplied almost sixteen-fold to 47% by the
end of the twentieth century. In 1950, there were 83 cities
with populations exceeding one million; by 2007, this number
had risen to 468. The term ‘megacity’ was first used as far
back as the early 1960s by French geographer Jean Gottman
to describe the north-eastern United States. The term is
used more widely now and is defined as an urban area with
more than 10 million people living closely together. A
megacity can be a single area, or several areas that merge to
make one huge area known as a megalopolis. As of March
2013, there were 28 megacities in the world.
Megacities are the result of the process of urbanization.
When cities started to become crowded, people who could
afford to moved out into the suburbs at the edge of the city.
Then, when the suburbs started attracting too many people,
people moved further out into villages and the countryside.
It was important that they were still close enough to the city
to be able to commute comfortably every day, though. For
this reason, the countryside was growing in popularity for
the first time since industrialization in the nineteenth
century. London, for example, lost 15% of its population
between 1950 and 1970, and Detroit in the USA lost 47%.
However, movement away from cities does not mean the
end of the city. Far from it, in fact. The city continues to
spread, and from the old city develops a greater
metropolitan area. And with the passing of time these grow
into megacities with millions of people. Currently, the world’s
six greatest megacities are all to be found in Asia. The
Example: In the late 1990s, ___% of the world’s
population lived in cities.
A 3 ■
B 16 ■
C 20 ■
D 47 ■ ✓ people. ■
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largest of these is the Tokyo-Yokohama area, home to 37
million people, followed by, in order, the Indonesian capital of
Jakarta, Seoul-Incheon, Delhi, Shanghai, and Manila in the
Philippines.
In the ancient world, Rome with its one million inhabitants
was a megacity. And today, London could be considered one.
Although the capital of the UK was one of the world’s first
modern cities of a million people, it is not on the list of
megacities. In fact, the only western urban areas among the
world’s biggest megacities are now Moscow, Los Angeles,
and Paris. The fastest-growing cities in the last decade have
all been in the developing world and this trend looks likely to
continue. It is expected that by the year 2030, 60% of the
world’s population will be living in megacities.
Megacities have several things in common, mainly the
problems they all experience. Among these are high traffic
levels resulting in bad pollution, housing problems, and
various social problems such as unemployment. Often the
huge division of wealth in such cities means that the only
affordable housing is unplanned and illegal. However, large
population numbers alone do not create these problems:
city problems are thought to be caused mostly by weak and
ineffective city governments. Despite the fact that
megacities are increasingly more common in the developing
world, the developed world needs to pay attention to them.
What happens in the megacities of the developing world may
shape the rest of the world. And that’s something for us all
to think about.
1 When the term ‘megacity’ was used for the first
time, it was
A by a European to describe somewhere in
the United States. ■
B to describe places of fewer than ten million
C by an American to describe a place in
Europe. ■
D to describe the world’s most crowded cities. ■
2 The suburbs grew in popularity because
A industry there got better. ■
B villages became too costly. ■
C cities were getting too full. ■
D the countryside was practically empty. ■
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Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Reading and Writing   B

3 The writer says that WRITING

A Tokyo has been the world’s biggest
megacity for some time. ■
B the world’s top megacities are in one
geographical area. ■
C Jakarta will soon be on the list of the world’s
megacities. ■
D the world’s smaller cities are growing at
a worrying rate. ■
4 According to the writer, the megacities of the
future
A will possibly include Rome. ■
B will no longer include London. ■
C will only be in the developed world. ■
D will hold the majority of the world’s people. ■
5 What does the writer say is mainly responsible
for the problems in megacities?
A bad housing ■
B jobless people ■
C poor management ■
D uneducated people ■
10
2 Match the highlighted words / phrases with five of
the definitions.
1 commute ________
2 spread ________
Choose one question and write 140–180 words.
1 Write a report about the following topic.
‘Education in my country’
Include the following information:
• describe the education system in your country
• give your opinion of this system
• m
 ake some recommendations for improving the
system
2 Write an email to a friend telling him / her about
a wedding you’ve just been to. Include the following
information:
• e xplain who invited you and how you know that
person
• describe the wedding itself
• say if you enjoyed the wedding or not and why
3 Write an article for visitors travelling to your country.
‘Guide to (add name of your country)’
Include the following information:
• g ive some basic information about the main towns
and cities in your country
• suggest which tourist attractions visitors should see
• o
 ffers some advice to visitors about customs, food,
and shopping in your country
Writing total 10

3 currently ________
Reading and Writing total 25
4 illegal ________
5 ineffective ________
A not allowed
B grow
C not nice
D now
E travel to work
F not working well
5

Reading total 15

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Progress Test  Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE
Intermediate Plus
Listening and Speaking   B

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to a woman talking about New York city. 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
Choose the correct answer. 1 How often / you listen / music?
1 Leanne says ___ New York. 2 Who / you most look like / your family?
A there is no other city in the world as exciting as
3 How / you keep in touch / friends?
B the tourist attractions aren’t very crowded in
4 / you think / young people spend too much time /
C visitors are surprised by how much you can do in
internet? Why / Why not?
2 The special name some people have for the city is
5 Tell / about your best friend.
based on ___
A a person. Now answer your partner’s questions.
B a food.
2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
C a place.
or disagree. Give reasons.
3 The least expensive mode of transport in New York
‘It’s important to have friends of different ages.’
is ___
A taxi. 3 Listen to your partner talking about friends. Do
B subway. you agree with him / her?
C bus. Speaking total 15
4 According to Leanne, tourists sometimes expect the
Statue of Liberty to be ___ than it is in real life. Listening and Speaking total 25
A wider
B higher
C shorter
5 Leanne recommends booking tickets for Broadway
___
A some time before the performance.
B at your hotel.
C on the day of the show.
5

2 Listen to five people talking about why they like

living in a city. What does each person say they
like?
A the choice of entertainment
B the crowds
C the practicality
D the variety of places to eat
E shopping in markets
F the different nationalities you can meet
Speaker 1  ■
Speaker 2  ■
Speaker 3  ■
Speaker 4  ■
Speaker 5  ■
5

Listening total 10

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